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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
GD Team
2-4 119.2
89.05
 
VS
proj
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆
102.28 3-3
90.63

GD Team defeat 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, 119.20-102.28

Both teams stepped up and beat projections, but GD Team took down 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, securing a 119.20-102.28 win. 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 took a 9.10-point lead on Thursday, but GD Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cam Newton (24.3 points) and Brett Maher (21). Patrick Mahomes (28.98 points) and Kareem Hunt (24.5) carried the flag for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 in the loss. GD Team (2-4) will look to add to their success against Mr& Mrs.Moore, while 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 (3-3) take on Some big ass TDs in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  GD Team   🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Maher overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 21 points against his 7.41-point projection. During a 40-7 win over the Jaguars, he made all 4 of his FG attempts. Maher ranks #82 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

GD Team
Points
% of total points 119.2
1
Cam Newton
QB
24.3
21.61
20.4%
2
Brett Maher
K
21
7.41
17.6%
3
Michael Crabtree
WR
15.3
7.82
12.8%
4
Devin Funchess
WR
13.4
7.88
11.2%
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆
Points
% of total points 102.28
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.98
24.56
28.3%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
24.5
14.53
24%
3
Sony Michel
RB
22.6
13.89
22.1%
4
Dan Bailey
K
10
7.39
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Nelson Agholor had a 58-yard catch for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, helping to stake 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 to a 9.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was GD Team who emerged with the lead, 64.00-23.40. Taylor Gabriel had a 54-yard catch and a 47-yard catch for GD Team, while Devin Funchess had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 with a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Brett Maher had a 55-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for GD Team, helping the team to a 100.30-26.20 lead.
Sunday Night
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday night, but after the scoring was completed, GD Team emerged with a 119.20-102.28 lead. For GD Team, Rob Gronkowski had a 42-yard catch. Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Kareem Hunt for a 67-yard touchdown pass for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 75-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  GD Team   🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on GD Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 can partially blame the loss on Rhett Ellison, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 (Patrick Mahomes and Kareem Hunt) scored more points than Cam Newton, the leading scorer for GD Team.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
GD Team ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 put up the 3rd-best score.
The victory snaps a two-match losing skid for GD Team.
For 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, Patrick Mahomes scored 28.98 points, the highest score for a quarterback this week.

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